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Maritime software provider Sea and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (the Center) formalised their collaboration by signing a Knowledge Partnership Agreement. With the agreement, Sea and the Center become official partners, committing to a long-term strategic collaboration and contribution to accelerate the decarbonization of the maritime industry. Sea is a leading provider […]
Ship logbooks have long been a ubiquitous feature on the bridge of all vessels big and small. These tomes have always been kept judiciously to include any and all-important events that a ship should run into. It’s generally been accepted that a captain and crew will keep this up to the best of their ability […]
The recently decided decarbonisation targets from the IMO will no doubt be leading shipowners to target renewable fuels more so now than ever. Not least because the agenda set out at MEPC80 obligates member states to a minimum commitment to ensure the uptake of alternative zero and near-zero GHG fuels by 2030. One company poised […]
By Panos Koutsourakis, vice president of global sustainability, ABS With reporting of data in compliance with the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) regulation well underway, shipowners and operators are focused on how to optimise their operations and gain improvement in CII ratings. The options include optimisation of vessel efficiency using energy efficiency technologies and the […]
Despite a surge in orders for methanol-ready vessels during the past year it’s LNG that continues to have the competitive edge over other alternative fuels, according to Lloyd’s Register’s principal gas expert. Panos Mitrou, global gas segment director for LR, tells The Naval Architect that the characteristics of LNG remain a competitive challenge for LNG […]
Finnish naval architects Deltamarin has announced three separate design contracts for pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs), as the segment continues to experience unprecedented growth and demand for more sustainable newbuildings. BYD Auto, China’s largest electric car manufacturer, has ordered 4 x 9,200 CEU PCTCs from China Merchants Industry that will be based on a […]
Ship operator Seaspan Corp and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) have granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) by class society ABS for a 15,000 TEU container ship design developed in collaboration with naval architects Foreship. Despite emerging as one of the frontrunners among alternative marine fuels there are currently no […]
Sharp reductions in GHG emissions are claimed for recently launched fouling release coating As the latest addition to the established PPG Sigmaglide range of marine coatings, which has been widely used by vessel owners and operators for more than 30 years, PPG Sigmaglide 2390 is claimed to offer a number of significant benefits for ships […]
newcleo, a UK-headquartered nuclear technology company, has announced an agreement with shipbuilders Fincantieri and Italian classification society RINa to carry out a feasibility study into the application of small modular reactors (SMRs) in the shipping industry. In particular, the collaboration will explore the potential of using newcleo’s innovative LFR (Lead-cooled Fast Reactor) as a small nuclear […]
The IMO Council has voted to appoint Mr. Arsenio Dominguez as the new Secretary General of the organisation. Dominguez who hails from the Republic of Panama, will serve his initial four-year term as next Secretary-General from 1 January 2024, subject to the IMO Assembly’s approval later this year. Dominguez will succeed outgoing Secretary General Kitack-Lim […]
More than half a year into the inaugural data reporting for IMO’s carbon intensity indicator (CII) many shipowners still seem a little uncertain exactly what the new regulations will mean for them, according to Japanese classification society ClassNK. “We tried to arrange interviews with the shipowners but most didn’t take it seriously because the company […]
By Tom Barlow-Brown After heated talks delegates at the the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have finally agreed new goals aimed at tackling GHG emissions in shipping. The new policy was agreed by delegates of the organisations member states, and observer groups, at IMO’s headquarters in London last week on Friday, following two weeks of […]